It is safe to say that hometown hero John Tavares lived up to the billing in his first season with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Tavares joined the Leafs and immediately gave them the best centre depth in the NHL. As well as probably the best roster of forwards in the NHL.
The pressure on Tavares to perform this season must have been enormous. It’s not often players bolt the team that drafts them in free agency, it’s even rarer that a hometown kid goes home to play for the team he grew up cheering for.